2022 Two Pound Coin – Celebrating 25 Years of the £2

The 2022 Two Pound Coin - Celebrating 25 Years of the £2

The 2022 £2 coin was released to celebrate 25 years of the two-pound coin. It shows a modified version of that original two-pound coin with a special privy mark on the obverse and a '25' in the centre of the Reverse.

The History of Technological Achievement two-pound coin was launched in 1998 (although dated 1997) as the first bi-metallic coin £2 issued in the UK.

The 2022 Two Pound Coin was released as BU, silver proof, silver proof Piedfort and gold proof. These coins are available (subject to stock) from the Royal Mint Shop.

The Reverse, designed by Bruce Rushin, illustrates the History of Technological Achievement showing the progress from the Iron Age (on this coin a '25' is at the centre), through the Industrial Revolution (cogs) to the Electronic Age (printed circuit board) and then the Internet (radio waves).


The edge is inscribed with the quote from Sir Isaac Newton: STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS.

The Observe of the 2022 coin is a portrait of Queen Elizabeth by Jody Clark with a special privy mark at the base of the neck to the left of the artists initials (JC).

The design was used as the standard £2 coin reverse between 1998 and 2015 but with the obverse showing the portrait of The Queen by Ian Rank-Broadley.

Image credit: The Royal Mint. Coin shown is the Silver Proof.

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